Super-operator Linear Equations and their Applications to Quantum Antennas and Quantum Light Scattering

TL;DR

This paper introduces a resolvent method for super-operator equations in quantum optics, revealing how quantum antennas and scattering influence light coherence, with implications for quantum technology applications.

Contribution

It develops a novel resolvent approach for super-operator equations in quantum optics, incorporating quantum noise effects in electromagnetic field interactions.

Findings

Super-operator equations solved using classical resolvent methods.

Quantum noise persists even without absorption due to energy exchange.

Quantum antenna emission alters the coherence of quantum light.

Abstract

In this paper we developed the resolvent method for super-operator equations with their applications in quantum optics. Our approach is based on the novel concept of linear super-operator acting on the Hilbert subspace of vector or scalar linear operators satisfying physically reasonable commutation relations. The super-operator equations for the electromagnetic (EM) field operators are formulated for the problems of quantum antenna emission and quantum light scat-tering by a dielectric body. The general solution of super-operator equation is presented in terms of the classical resolvent. In contrast to the classical case, it includes the ancillary components associated with the quantum noise even in the absence of absorption. The reason for it lies in the energy exchange between different spatial regions with various bases for the field presentation (it looks like losses or gain from the point of view of the correspondent region). A number of examples (two-element dipole antenna, plane dielectric layer, and dielectric cylinder with circular cross section) which demonstrate the physical mechanism of the appearance of noise are considered. It is shown, that antenna emission or scattering transforms the coherent properties of quantum light. This opens a new way of controlling the coherence in a direction dependent manner, a feature that can be useful in various applications of quantum technologies, including, quantum radars and lidars, and quantum antennas.